| 1978 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 16 of 16 in the 1978 Formula One season | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | October 8, 1978 | ||
| Location | Circuit Île Notre-Dame, Montreal | ||
| Course | Semi-permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.500 km (2.796 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 315.000 km (195.732 miles) | ||
| Weather |
Mostly cloudy 5 °C (41 °F)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Lotus-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:38.015 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | |
| Time | 1:38.072 on lap 70 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Wolf-Ford | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1978 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 8 October 1978 at Montreal. This was the 16th and final race of the 1978 World Championship of F1 Drivers and the International Cup for F1 Constructors.[2] It was Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve's and a Canadian driver's first victory in Formula One.
- ^ "Weather History for CYUL - October, 1978 - Sunday, October 8, 1978". Weather Underground. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1978 Canadian Grand Prix Entry list".